This is the 7th day of writing/meditation retreat. Things are beginning to get interesting.
Last night, I drove the 10 miles to Shambhala Mountain Center to hear Sakyong Mipham give a talk and in-depth meditation instruction. It was wonderful to see him, beyond wonderful, indescribable. Anyone who has had the great fortune to find a spiritual […]

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Highly recommended!
From May 08 issue of the Shambhala Sun

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“The crazy wisdom approach to fear is not regarding it as a hangup alone, but realizing it is intelligent. It has a message of its own. Fear is worth respecting. If we dismiss fear as an obstacle and ignore it, then we might end up with accidents. In other words, fear is a very wise […]

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On July 8 I’m departing for a one month semi-solitary retreat in Colorado. I’m house sitting in a beautiful but remote house in the foothills of the Rockies. There is no regular phone service. I say “semi-solitary” because for 3 or 4 days during this time, some others will also stay at the house. And […]

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In the beginning, I took the teacher as teacher,
In the middle, I took the scriptures as teacher,
In the end, I took my own mind as teacher.
–From Journey to Enlightenment, pictorial biography of Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche
Relationships are lonely. Even good ones. My relationship with my husband is lonely. My relationship with my guru is lonely. They’re […]

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This book describes a wonderful way of dealing with fear. The only way, in fact. By making friends with it. Offering it a cup of tea, perhaps.

Tsultrim Allione brings an eleventh-century Tibetan woman’s practice to the West for the first time with FEEDING YOUR DEMONS, an accessible and effective approach for dealing with negative emotions, […]

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Part Two of radio interview with Buddhist Geeks, Ryan Oelke & Vince Horn

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Interview with Ryan Oelke and Vince Horn, the Buddhist Geeks. Thanks guys! Great talking with you. Love your show.

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And thank you for this.
From the Gitanjali
LOTUS
On the day when the lotus bloomed, alas, my mind was straying, and I knew it not. My basket was empty and the flower remained unheeded.
Only now and again a sadness fell upon me, and I started up from my dream and felt a sweet trace […]

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Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Basically, the practice of sitting meditation doesn’t really help a great deal, yet it stirs up a lot of things. A lot of chaos, problems, and confusion begin to come up–as well as some kind of gentleness and understanding. So it seems to be okay, as long as you are not in a […]

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